IMPORTANT NOTICE: Arlington County requires all applicants to thoroughly complete each section of the application, including prior job responsibilities, duties, and supplemental questions. While you may attach a resume, it will not replace a completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Arlington County’s Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking a Behavioral Health Therapist (Licensed), as the primary Diversion Clinician. This clinician will be a part of the continuum of diversion efforts in Arlington. The Behavioral Health Therapist (Licensed) will be responsible for various diversion efforts at the Arlington County Detention Facility (ACDF). They will provide Jail based restoration to competency services and provide crisis management services to individual’s incarcerated at ACDF. This position will work primarily with the booking and processing staff, the arresting officers, and the Magistrate, to identify individuals being brought into ACDF who may have significant mental health concerns and would meet Emergency Custody Order criteria (ECO).
Arlington County DHS is committed to delivering client services in an effective, equitable, respectful, and trauma-informed manner. Our staff is dedicated to ensuring our clients are approached, engaged and cared for in ways that demonstrate competency, sensitivity and awareness of factors which impact the client experience including but not limited to: cultural identity, gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, religious/spiritual ascription, physical capability, cognitive and literacy levels, sexual orientation, and linguistic needs.

Specific duties include:

• Conducting ECO evaluations to determine if the identified individual can be diverted before they are brought into the facility;
• Coordinating with the Bond Diversion clinician to attempt diversion after the person has been brought into ACDF;
• Participating in regular staffing and planning meetings amongst the various programs that offer diversion services in Arlington;
• Assisting with enhancing the provision of services in the diversion continuum;
• Serving as the primary person of contact for individuals being brought into the ACDF, and triaging to various staff based on client needs; and
• Providing Jail Based Restoration to competency services.

The ideal candidate will have a vast knowledge of the criminal justice system as well as insight into best practices in treating behavioral health needs. The ideal candidate should also be familiar with the sequential intercept model, and MARCUS Alert.
Note: Please refer to the guidelines for registration and licensure set forth by the Virginia Department of Health Professions prior to completing this application.
Therapists may be hired at one of the following levels:

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Background Check: A pre-employment criminal records check will be conducted. It may include checks of the following: criminal record, driving record, education, professional licensure, and credit history. You may be required to sign a release authorizing the County to obtain your background information. A pre-hire federal background check and State of Virginia Central Registry check will also be completed before hire.
Driver’s License: The applicant must possess, or obtain by the time of appointment, a valid motor vehicle operator’s license from the applicant’s place of residence and authorize Arlington County to obtain, or the applicant must provide, a copy of the applicant’s official state/district driving record. An offer of employment may be contingent upon a favorable review of the applicant’s driving record.

Employment restrictions: To ensure that dual relationships are avoided and that employees who are also clients do not relate to their service provider as co-professionals, employees will not be hired by the County to provide or support services to the team or program in which they are current clients:

• You cannot concurrently receive behavioral health services from Arlington County Community Service Board (CSB) programs while employed in an Arlington County CSB program (exception Crisis Intervention services).
• At least 24 months must have passed between receipt of CSB services from Arlington County and employment in an Arlington County CSB program.

• Conducting ECO evaluations to determine if the identified individual can be diverted before they are brought into the facility;
• Coordinating with the Bond Diversion clinician to attempt diversion after the person has been brought into ACDF;
• Participating in regular staffing and planning meetings amongst the various programs that offer diversion services in Arlington;
• Assisting with enhancing the provision of services in the diversion continuum;
• Serving as the primary person of contact for individuals being brought into the ACDF, and triaging to various staff based on client needs; and
• Providing Jail Based Restoration to competency services